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Summary: Everything you ever wanted to know about ACR
Review: As usual, Bruce's coverage is complete and well written. If you're serious about using Adobe's RAW converter, this book is the perfect title to get you up and running. The batch processing info in particular is worth its weight in gold.
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Summary: A near-perfect tour through Adobe Camera Raw
Review: Before getting this book, I knew the advantages for shooting with the raw file format, but dreaded the workflow issues associated. Bruce's book changed all that and now I can't wait to shoot using raw more often. Not only did Bruce throroughly explain the advantages of using RAW, but he also tells you where Adobe Camera Raw works better than Photoshop, where Photoshop works better than ACR, and how to automate a few of the functions to improve your workflow dramatically. I can't begin to explain how much time I now save when processing raw files.
It's not a long book, but I have to say it has been one of the most helpful Photoshop books I ever bought. I'll never use my camera's native raw software again!
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Summary: Get More out of Camera and Photoshop
Review: Digital cameras have a processor built into them that converts the basic picture data to an image. This obviously works great, or digital cameras wouldn't be as popular as they are today.
The in-camera processing has to be written in a very general way to handle any situation. But there is an alternative way -- RAW data and Adobe Photoshop CS.
Photoshop runs on your PC, either Mac or Windows, and your PC is a lot more powerful than the little processor embedded into your camera.
Basically taking in data using the RAW format means that Photoshop is getting the raw data that came from the sensors in the camera (along with some other information) and doing that processing on your PC rather than in the camera.
By definition the RAW data contains all the information that is available, it's the direct sensor output. This book is on taking the raw data into Photoshop and what you can do with it once it's there.
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Summary: Your Comprehensive Guide To Camera RAW
Review: Excellent! If you are a serious photographer and have not switched to shooting RAW, you're missing the boat. Bruce makes this point eloquently as he takes you through the Adobe Photoshop RAW interface. Just learning the shortcuts for processing multiple images made this book a worthwhile investment. A must read for anyone who hasn't worked with this format.
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Summary: Explains RAW Thoroughly
Review: I gave this book only 4 stars because of the photos, the before and after of which are surprisingly similar, if not identical. Didn't anyone proof the photos in a Photoshop book?!
If you are an intermediate or advanced Photoshop user, it is a most informative and easy to understand book. If you want to learn about why to shoot in RAW and how to process with the RAW format, it's all here. Having used the basic Camera Raw program that came with my camera, it is such a joy to use Photoshop Camera Raw program with understanding and skill!
Other than this book though, you should know that there is a wealth of information on Camera RAW right on the Adobe website under Support. Click on Search and enter first the White Papers, and next enter "Digging into Camera Raw" under tutorials and troubleshooting. This information gave me all the instructions that I needed. But I also copied the links for you:
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Many of the Adobe Digital Photography White Papers and primers discuss the same topics covered in this book
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Summary: A must have for serious digital photographers
Review: I had been shooting RAW and using Photoshop CS before I bought this book, but I learned a whole lot more after reading it. Bruce Fraser explains not only what to do, but why to do it. The book is laid out logically and clearly with plenty of colour illustrations. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Superb guide to the flexibility of the raw format
Review: If you're an advanced amateur or professional photographer who's looking to tap into the unmatched creative control that the raw format provides, you'll want this book.
It's a great tutorial on the advantages of shooting raw, on working with Adobe's Camera Raw software, and on applying Camera Raw to batch automation tasks. Along the way, Bruce provides insight into how digital cameras work, advice on dealing with memory cards, and much more.
A lot of people claim to be Photoshop gurus, and some people have made a fortune making the claim. Bruce is the real deal.
Why only four stars instead of five? Because I, like other reviewers here, would have appreciated access to some of the images shown in the book -- either via CD or a Web download.
But that's a minor quibble. Shooting raw? Buy this book.
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Summary: Awesome - Bruce Fraser has done it again!
Review: This book is a must have by any serious amateur or professional photographer interested in mastering Photoshop's CS Camera Raw plug-in. Mr. Fraser is not only a guru in all things Photoshop, but also has the talent to write with explanatory skill and clarity. The books logical chapter flow, starting with the advantages of shooting in RAW, to a thorough explanation of all the control features in Photoshop CS Camera Raw and the possible workflow methods is extremely well done. If you work through this book in its entirety, you will certainly be rewarded with a very considerable working knowledge. Mercifully, he avoids going into the mathematics of algorithms and various formulas and maintains his usual style of providing practical and informative information throughout the book.My only negative comment would be regarding the quality of a few of the illustrations and photos used to illustrate the point he is making. Unfortunately, in some it is difficult to determine the difference when asked to compare in his accompanying text or caption. I hope this will be corrected in the second edition. In spite of my only negative comment, I gave this book 5 stars and if available 10 stars!
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Summary: Short, but focused and informative
Review: This is an end-to-end walkthrough of using RAW with Photoshop CS. It's only two hundred pages or so. About 50 are the basics of RAW. It's a good introduction but I would have liked a little more camera-specific coverage. After that it's a 150 walkthrough of the features of the RAW converter with some rudimentary examples. The last chapter is on automation. The only book on RAW so far, it seems, and it's a good starting point on this very important topic.
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Summary: This Book Is the Only Show in Town
Review: This is the only comprehensive guide to the Photoshop CS Camera Raw plug-in in print. It explains what each (sometimes obscurely named) slider actually does and why you might want to use it. Mr. Fraser mentions that he consulted with Thomas Knoll of Adobe, who wrote the plug-in. This insider knowledge really shows. And the production techniques for high-volume shooters are great.
The book presumes you know how to use the rest of Photoshop and isn't for newbies. (Ben Willmore's Photoshop CS Studio Techniques does a good job of this for beginners.) Also, as is always the case, newer things not in the book are already coming along -- such as the new DNG (digital negative) file format and RAW file converter just released by Adobe for free.
Bottom Line: If you shoot RAW, you should read this book.
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